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James Barnhart ➡️ UnPub 26

@jakekbarnhart

Game Designer, Artist, Educator, and all around goof. Let’s talk making great games and great communities! Designer of Engage! Senior Game Designer l Null Signal Games

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Vantage Point Spoilers - Shadowy Science - Jinteki Reveal - Netrunner
Vantage Point Spoilers - Shadowy Science - Jinteki Reveal - Netrunner YouTube video by Metropole Grid

youtu.be/Wdu1xLDgHX0?...

Just about a weak away from Vantage Point! Always cool to see our cards go up on the Metropole Grid! Make sure you are checking out all the community previews and giving Netrunner’s content creators some love! 🎲✂️

24.02.2026 18:51 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated A federal immigration officer has shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.

#netrunner players know F*CK ICE.
Break ICE. Justice for Alex, Renee, and all the people harmed, taken, and lost.

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25.01.2026 17:48 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This is so fucked - today the Trump admin removed a memorial honoring people enslaved by George Washington in Philadelphia. Last week ICE pulled a gun on someone near my school. You’ve seen people speculate on what they would have done in Weimar Germany, well now we all know…It’s what you do now.

23.01.2026 02:17 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Always be Running.net [NANPC] 2026 Philadelphia Districts - DETAILS: Card pool will include Vantage Point Registration will begin when the doors open at 11am At 11:30am there will be a brief player meeting before pairing t...

#Netrunner Philly Districts is up on ABR! March 28th! Vantage Point will be legal for this event! alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/...

22.01.2026 17:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Neon Static Episode 30 - Vantage Point Interview ft Safer & Jake
Neon Static Episode 30 - Vantage Point Interview ft Safer & Jake YouTube video by Neon Static

🎲✂️ My guest appearance on the Neon Static Netrunner Podcast just went up yesterday. Had a blast talking to Eric, Nick, and Safer about the making of Vantage Point. Check it out if you want more cryptic insights into the set!

#netrunner

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08.01.2026 16:03 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is so the vibe.

08.01.2026 03:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Meeee tooooo!

05.01.2026 23:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Vantage Point Releases March 2nd 2026 - Null Signal Games Vantage Point will be released on March 2nd, 2026. Get the details here.

Vantage Point was the first netrunner product I served as a set lead for. I’m so excited for the community to see more of this set and am so proud of the collaboration the design and dev teams engaged in to make it a reality!

nullsignal.games/blog/vantage...

🎲✂️

04.01.2026 01:06 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Said goodbye yesterday to an amazing LGS that has been my 3rd place for 16 years. Redcap’s Corner feels like an old tree that I counted on to offer me shade, a constant good in an ever changing world. Thanks to Benn, Adam, & everyone who made it the nerdy, punk, queer space that I’ll miss so much.

24.12.2025 17:22 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We need to talk about AI slop in board games
We need to talk about AI slop in board games YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design

Go Pam! Preach! As a game designer and artist I will not work with any stakeholder who uses gen AI in any part of their process. I am always so impressed when I see designers and publishers clearly take a stand against AI. 🎲✂️ great video!

youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...

15.12.2025 13:34 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Break My Game Playtesting - Philadelphia, PA - Redcap's Corner Come playtest board games designed by local independent game designers!

Game Designers! We will be hosting our monthly in person playtest w/ @breakmygame.com at Redcap’s Corner tonight at 6:30pm. Designers! Sign up with the link below!

www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...

Testers! Come support your local design community! 🎲✂️

15.12.2025 12:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Awww - thankful for you Jay!

28.11.2025 22:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PAX Unplugged Designers, Publishers, and Playtesters - we just setup on Table D5 in the UnPub room! You find us here for the next 3 hours, if you are in the mood to try out a time traveling lane control! 🎲✂️

21.11.2025 15:08 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ahhh Chris! What is the game this year!?

21.11.2025 14:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’m free Saturday day and most evenings - wanna link up?

21.11.2025 14:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Hey there! We are pitching a time travel themed lane control game this year. Would love to meet up! Still have a lot of availability Saturday day and Sunday morning. Hit us up if you would like to link up!

21.11.2025 14:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Have I played Rule the Stars yet?

21.11.2025 02:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Philadelphia Game Makers Guild, it’s a table shared by several designers in the UnPub room

21.11.2025 02:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My JanksGiving roll for Netrunner at PAXU w/ @netrunner.nullsignal.games

What should I brew? I think Baz might be flying first class on Jet 🛩️ Chinio 🔪🔪🔪

#netrunner

21.11.2025 00:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shucks Jay! The feeling is 110% mutual! What are you testing?

21.11.2025 00:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Aaah PAXU Tomorrow! I can’t wait to see all of you & what you’re working on! Where will you be and what are you doing?

I’ll be testing & pitching our new time travel lane control game “Once and For All” at UnPub

10am-1pm on Friday
Throughout Saturday at the PGMG table
1:30 - 4:30pm Sunday!

🎲✂️

20.11.2025 15:50 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 5 📌 0

Last test before PAXU!

17.11.2025 16:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Game Designers! We will be hosting our monthly in person playtest w/ @breakmygame.com at Redcaps Corner tonight at 6:30pm. Designers! Sign up with the link below!

www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...

Testers! Come support your local design community! 🎲✂️

17.11.2025 14:17 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Game Designers! We will be hosting our monthly in person playtest w/ @breakmygame.com at Redcaps Corner tonight at 6:30pm. Designers! Sign up with the link below!

www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...

Testers! Come support your local design community! 🎲✂️

20.10.2025 16:52 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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2025 World Championship: Top 16 and Finals! YouTube video by Null Signal Games

Three Bling decks in the top 16 of Netrunner Worlds and I am cheesing.

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#netrunner

19.10.2025 15:10 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Break My Game Playtesting - Philadelphia, PA - Redcap's Corner Come playtest board games designed by local independent game designers!

Game Designers! We will be hosting our monthly in person playtest w/ @breakmygame.com at Redcaps Corner tonight at 6:30pm. Designers! Sign up with the link below!

www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...

Testers! Come support your local design community!

15.09.2025 16:53 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Break My Game Playtesting - Philadelphia, PA - The Board & Brew Come playtest board games designed by local independent game designers!

Hey y’all don’t sleep on Eric’s playtesting event at The Board and Brew this Thursday! I’ll be there testing my new lane control game and you should be too!

Designers sign up with the link below - testers just walk in!

www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...

02.09.2025 13:20 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I think it is fairly dedicated to stewarding this one game! I can’t speak for the whole org, but I am aware of individuals/small groups within NSG that have riffed on new game ideas set in our world, nothing official though. Cool as it would be I wouldn’t expect it

01.09.2025 00:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Break My Game Playtesting - Philadelphia, PA - Redcap's Corner Come playtest board games designed by local independent game designers!

Hey y’all! Reminder that we will be hosting in person playtesting at Redcap’s Corner tonight at 6:30 pm with @breakmygame.com 🎲✂️

Designers - Sign up using this link

www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...

18.08.2025 15:37 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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If y’all are at TooManyGames Con today, I’ll be on the panel “From The Ground Up: Building a Thriving Game Development Industry in Your City” talking about @breakmygame.com and PGMG how we have formed designer communities in Philly. Come check it out! 🎲✂️

29.06.2025 16:15 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0